Igor Andreev took Russia to their second successive Davis Cup final by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the fifth and deciding rubber.
Argentina reached the Davis Cup final for the second time as victory in the doubles gave them an unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia.
'It was exciting and this is why I came to New York, to go through these emotions'
Defending champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's China Open because of an ankle injury.
The sixth seeds beat fourth seeds Paul Hanley of Australia and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe in a nail-biting men's doubles semi-final at the US Open.
The Indo-Belgian pair lost 4-6, 4-6 to Leos Friedl and Mikhail Youzhny in the men's doubles first round.
Greg Rusedski bid a muted goodbye to Canadian tennis fans with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
Top seed Ivan Ljubicic was the only seed to reach the quarter-finals of the Zagreb indoor tournament
Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina powered into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Russian Evgeniya Rodina on Thursday.
Marat Safin has withdrawn from the Russia team for the Davis Cup quarter-final against France with a knee injury
They were beaten by Frederic Niemeyer of Canada and Glenn Weiner of the US in the first round at Wimbledon.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic was handed a tough opening round at Wimbledon when Friday's draw paired him with Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Acknowledging that the trial against oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky had lowered trust in Russian economy, Moscow on Wednesday said the Yukos case was a "serious lesson", which should never be repeated.
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam Qureshi crashed out of the US Open after going down fighting in the men's doubles first round contest at the Flushing Meadows in New York.
Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro's comeback from a lengthy injury layoff was cut short by Kazakhstan qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin in the quarter-finals of the Sydney international on Thursday.
Both scored straight-set victories in Friday's semi-finals.
The Australian Open champion will lead Russia in next month's Davis Cup World Group opening round tie against Chile.
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The Indo-Czech pair beat second seeds Mark Knowels and Daniel Nestor in the semi-finals.
Haas had earlier defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny with an identical 6-4, 6-3 score.
The Israeli GM drew first blood in the fight for 5-8 places, beating the Belgian GM in the first game of the two-game mini-match in the World Chess Cup.
A court on Tuesday declared tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion, and sentenced him to nine years in prison minus the time served.
Grandmaster and former national champion B Adhiban beat Brazilian Grandmaster Alexander Fier in the second round and advance to the third round of the chess World Cup in Tromso, Norway, on Thursday
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The Indian ace beat Englishman Michael Adams via the tie-breaker to enter the final of the Corsica Masters.
The Indo-Belarussian pair beat Argentina's Martin Garcia and Sebastian Prieto at Flushing Meadows.
Substitute Dmitry Tursunov beat Andy Roddick in an epic five-set battle to seal a Russian victory over the United States.
Bob and Mike Bryan beat Mikhail Youzhny and Dmitry Tursunov in the doubles to enable the United States pull back 1-2 in their Davis Cup semi-final against Russia.
David Ferrer toppled Philipp Kohlschreiber in a thrilling five-hour marathon decider as Spain roared back from 2-1 down in their Davis Cup tie against Germany to reach the semi-finals on Sunday.
The Indo-Czech pair beat Leos Friedl of the Czech Republic and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the quarter-finals at the US Open.
IMAGES from the matches played on Day 4 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Thursday
Roger Federer beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny at the Dubai Open on Saturday.
